Modi Robbed Rs 30,000 Cr, Gave It To Anil Ambani: Rahul Gandhi On New Rafale Report

Calling the PM “guilty” Gandhi said, "Defence Ministry was involved in Rafale negotiation, it is open and shut case."

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Congress president Rahul Gandhi attacked the Narendra Modi-led BJP government at the Centre on Friday over reports that the Defence Ministry raised strong objections to “parallel negotiations” conducted by the Prime Minister’s Office in the Rafale deal.

Speaking to the media, Gandhi said that PM Modi had robbed Rs 30,000 crore from the Air Force and gave it to Anil Ambani.

Calling the PM “guilty” Gandhi said, “Defence Ministry was involved in Rafale negotiation, it is open and shut case.”

Congress President Rahul Gandhi: PM Modi himself robbed Air Force's Rs 30,000 crore and gave it to Anil Ambani, we have been raising this since 1 year. Now a report has come where Defence Ministry officials say that PM was holding parallel negotiations with France Govt. #Rafalepic.twitter.com/76OPEVe3Vl

Congress President Rahul Gandhi: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman lied as well. Former French President has admitted that he was made to choose Anil Ambani by PM Modi himself pic.twitter.com/IU5aYZiysS

While Modi had attacked Gandhi over the Rafale deal saying he was “weakening” the Indian Air Force, Gandhi hit back at the BJP and Modi saying “the truth had come out”.

Rahul Gandhi on PM Modi's allegation that Congress is weakening the Indian Air Force: Modi Ji has stolen Rs 30, 000 crore, Defence Ministry has clearly said in a report that PM was carrying out parallel negotiations, the truth has come out. pic.twitter.com/G6wcRONroT

While Gandhi has been making allegations against Modi on the Rafale deal, Friday’s press conference came after an exclusive report in The Hindu said that the Ministry of Defence had raised objections to the PMO’s involvement in the deal.

The Hindu reported that it had documents to suggest that the PMOs parallel parleys with the French weakened its position and gave advantage to the French.

The newspaper quoted an official notation by then Defence Secretary G Mohan Kumar as saying, “RM may pl. see. It is desirable that such discussions be avoided by the PMO as it undermines our negotiating position seriously.”

The BJP, Modi and ministers of his cabinet have consistently denied any wrong doing in the Rafale deal.